HIE News Round Up: HITAC, Rucker and Interoperability Rule; GaHIN News; and Data Challenges for Social Determinants
Welcome to the Health Information Exchange Weekly News Round Up from RosettaHealth. Each week, we will provide you with a summary of all the actionable news that hospitals, HIT vendors, ACOs, and population health providers need to be smart and effective when it comes to health information exchange.
HITAC: Opaque Pricing, Data Silos Still Mar Interoperability Progress
The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee unanimously approved its second annual report to Congress on the state of health IT landscape, recommending fixes to improve the electronic access, exchange and use of medical information.
Rucker: HHS Wrestling With Transparency, Privacy Balance in Interoperability Rule
As the industry waits for a landmark rule aimed at opening up access to patient data, Donald Rucker, M.D. said that regulators are challengedwith balancing data privacy and transparency last week.
GA Providers Now Capable to Share Patient Lab Results Under HIE
Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), Georgia’s health information exchange (HIE), has released a new service that allows medical providers to securely share patient lab results, aiming to lower provider costs and improve the quality of care.
How Connecticut is Developing a Multimillion-Dollar Statewide HIE
Connecticut government officials are working to launch the state's new health information exchange before its $48 million in federal funding for the project runs out.
HIE Integration Cuts ED Visits, Hospital Readmissions by Over 10 Percent
Medical practices that integrate and utilize health information exchange (HIE) can decrease the number of emergency department (ED) visits and unplanned 30-day hospital readmission, according to a study conducted by HEALTHeLINK.
Top 3 Data Challenges to Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
Here are the top three data-related challenges to addressing patients’ SDOH, and how can organizations across the industry overcome these issues to deliver more integrated care, according to a recent Health IT Analytics article.
VA Medicaid Program Reduces ED Admissions for Opioid Use Disorder
After the implementation of Virginia’s Medicaid program, Addiction and Recovery Treatment Services (ARTS), emergency department (ED) visit declined by 21.1 percent among beneficiaries with opioid use disorder (OUD), according to a recent Health Affairs analysis.
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